Oh, rainy days, you make the sunshine all the sweeter.

That beautiful sunshine in the photo above? That is not how this wedding started… Here is a two-part wedding story that is easily a “stand out” in my wedding experiences to date. Emarie of The Collection Event Studio is both a colleague and a friend and she also happens to be Meika’s sister. With tireless planning skills and lots of love, she pulled together a great event with a dream team of other vendors that I feel fortunate to have worked with not once, but TWICE!
Take One: Some getting ready/details, Meika & Joe’s pre-ceremony portraits and then the raindrops started and kept going and going…









…and then the rain came.


Andrew Hsu of Studio MSV doing his thing while Emarie makes one of many very difficult phone calls. 370 guest count + completely outdoor setting + rain = PARTY at the Buckhorn…and a new wedding date in the works!
This wedding can be seen on the print pages and online for the Premiere issue of California Brides magazine published by Modern Luxury. More info and photos can also been seen on the well-loved wedding inspiration blog, Snippet & Ink.



